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	[[Image:Jon Corby1.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Jon Corby, looking very different to what he is now (pictured below).]]		[[Image:Jon Corby1.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Jon Corby, looking very different to what he is now (pictured below).]]
	[[Image:Jon Corby.jpg\|thumb\|right\|275px\|Jon Corby in his game against [[Charlie Reams]], still looking very different to what he is now (not pictured).]]		[[Image:Jon Corby.jpg\|thumb\|right\|275px\|Jon Corby in his game against [[Charlie Reams]], still looking very different to what he is now (not pictured).]]

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 [[Image:Jon Corby1.jpg|thumb|right|Jon Corby, looking very different to what he is now (pictured below).]]
 [[Image:Jon Corby.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Jon Corby in his game against [[Charlie Reams]], still looking very different to what he is now (not pictured).]]
-'''Jon Corby''' was a semi-finalist from [[Series 54]].
+'''Jon Corby''' was a [[octochamp]] in [[Series 54]] and a semi-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XIII]].
 He won all eight of his heat games in impressive fashion, amassing an impressive 856 points and returning for the final rounds as #2 seed. He beat [[Christine Armstrong]] impressively in the quarter-final in a low scoring contest, but lost to eventual runner-up [[Matthew Shore]] in the semi-final on the crucial conundrum {{word|GASPFROWN}} which Shore turned into {{word|FROGSPAWN}}. As the competitiors for [[Championship of Champions XII]] had been decided before Corby's [[octochamp]] run, he did not participate, but competed in the [[Championship of Champions XIII]].
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 In his first round match, he beat [[Richard Brittain]] and held him to just 52 points after his famous conundrum guess of {{word|[[GANDISEEG]]}}. In the quarter-final, he faced [[Jonathan Coles]] and again won comfortably without facing a crucial conundrum. In the semi-final, he faced [[Charlie Reams]]. Reams put on a strong performance, scoring in every round apart from the conundrum, including five eight-letter words in a row - a Countdown record. Corby couldn't keep up, and eventually lost {{score|110|76|Episode 4746}}. Corby also used his [[Countdown]] run to raise money for charity.
-Corby has also appeared at unnofficial Countdown tournaments including [[COLIN 2007]], [[COLIN 2010]], [[Co:Lon 2010]], [[Co:Lon 2011]] and was the winner of [[COLIN 2009]] and [[COLIN 2012]]. However he made an under-par performance at [[COLIN 2011]].
+Corby has also appeared at unnofficial Countdown tournaments including [[COLIN 2007]], [[COLIN 2010]], [[Co:Lon 2010]], [[Co:Lon 2011]] and was the winner of [[COLIN 2009]] and [[COLIN 2012]].
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 [[Image:Jon Corby1.jpg|thumb|right|Jon Corby, looking very different to what he is now (pictured below).]]
-[[Image:Jon Corby.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Jon Corby in his game against [[Charlie Reams]].]]
+[[Image:Jon Corby.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Jon Corby in his game against [[Charlie Reams]], still looking very different to what he is now (not pictured).]]
 '''Jon Corby''' was a semi-finalist from [[Series 54]].

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	He won all eight of his heat games in impressive fashion, amassing an impressive 856 points and returning for the final rounds as #2 seed. He beat [[Christine Armstrong]] impressively in the quarter-final in a low scoring contest, but lost to eventual runner-up [[Matthew Shore]] in the semi-final on the crucial conundrum {{word\|GASPFROWN}} which Shore turned into {{word\|FROGSPAWN}}. As the competitiors for [[Championship of Champions XII]] had been decided before Corby's [[octochamp]] run, he did not participate, but competed in the [[Championship of Champions XIII]].		He won all eight of his heat games in impressive fashion, amassing an impressive 856 points and returning for the final rounds as #2 seed. He beat [[Christine Armstrong]] impressively in the quarter-final in a low scoring contest, but lost to eventual runner-up [[Matthew Shore]] in the semi-final on the crucial conundrum {{word\|GASPFROWN}} which Shore turned into {{word\|FROGSPAWN}}. As the competitiors for [[Championship of Champions XII]] had been decided before Corby's [[octochamp]] run, he did not participate, but competed in the [[Championship of Champions XIII]].
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−	Corby has the third highest octochamp total of any player who did not become a series champion, and is also the second highest-scoring player to have suffered at least one [[crucial conundrum]] behind [[Chris Wills]] (in his fourth game against [[Jack Welsh]]).

	In his first round match, he beat [[Richard Brittain]] and held him to just 52 points after his famous conundrum guess of {{word\|[[GANDISEEG]]}}. In the quarter-final, he faced [[Jonathan Coles]] and again won comfortably without facing a crucial conundrum. In the semi-final, he faced [[Charlie Reams]]. Reams put on a strong performance, scoring in every round apart from the conundrum, including five eight-letter words in a row - a Countdown record. Corby couldn't keep up, and eventually lost {{score\|110\|76\|Episode 4746}}. Corby also used his [[Countdown]] run to raise money for charity.		In his first round match, he beat [[Richard Brittain]] and held him to just 52 points after his famous conundrum guess of {{word\|[[GANDISEEG]]}}. In the quarter-final, he faced [[Jonathan Coles]] and again won comfortably without facing a crucial conundrum. In the semi-final, he faced [[Charlie Reams]]. Reams put on a strong performance, scoring in every round apart from the conundrum, including five eight-letter words in a row - a Countdown record. Corby couldn't keep up, and eventually lost {{score\|110\|76\|Episode 4746}}. Corby also used his [[Countdown]] run to raise money for charity.

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 In his first round match, he beat [[Richard Brittain]] and held him to just 52 points after his famous conundrum guess of {{word|[[GANDISEEG]]}}. In the quarter-final, he faced [[Jonathan Coles]] and again won comfortably without facing a crucial conundrum. In the semi-final, he faced [[Charlie Reams]]. Reams put on a strong performance, scoring in every round apart from the conundrum, including five eight-letter words in a row - a Countdown record. Corby couldn't keep up, and eventually lost {{score|110|76|Episode 4746}}. Corby also used his [[Countdown]] run to raise money for charity.
-Corby has also appeared at unnofficial Countdown tournaments including [[COLIN 2007]], [[COLIN 2010]], [[Co:Lon 2010]], [[Co:Lon 2011]] and was the winner of [[COLIN 2009]]. However he made an under-par performance at [[COLIN 2011]].
+Corby has also appeared at unnofficial Countdown tournaments including [[COLIN 2007]], [[COLIN 2010]], [[Co:Lon 2010]], [[Co:Lon 2011]] and was the winner of [[COLIN 2009]] and [[COLIN 2012]]. However he made an under-par performance at [[COLIN 2011]].
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-[[Image:Jon Corby1.jpg|thumb|right| Jon Corby, looking very different to what he is now (pictured below)]]
+[[Image:Jon Corby1.jpg|thumb|right|Jon Corby, looking very different to what he is now (pictured below)]]
-[[Image:Jon Corby.jpg|thumb|right|275px|'''Jon Corby''' in his game against [[Charlie Reams]].]]'''Jon Corby''' was a semi-finalist from [[Series 54]]. He won all eight of his heat games in impressive fashion, amassing an impressive 856 points and returning for the final rounds as #2 seed. He beat [[Christine Armstrong]] impressively in the quarter-final in a low scoring contest, but lost to eventual runner-up [[Matthew Shore]] in the semi-final on the crucial conundrum {{word|GASPFROWN}} which Shore turned into {{word|FROGSPAWN}}. As the competitiors for [[Championship of Champions XII]] had been decided before Jon's [[Octochamp]] run, he did not participate, but competed in the [[Championship of Champions XIII]].
+[[Image:Jon Corby.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Jon Corby in his game against [[Charlie Reams]].]]
 Jon has the third highest octochamp total of any player who did not become a series champion, and is also the second highest-scoring player to have suffered at least one [[crucial conundrum]] behind [[Chris Wills]] (in his fourth game against Jack Welsh).
-In his first round match, he beat [[Richard Brittain]] and held him to just 52 points after his famous conundrum guess of {{word|[[GANDISEEG]]}}. In the quarter-final, he faced [[Jonathan Coles]] and again won comfortably without facing a crucial conundrum. In the semi-final, he faced [[Charlie Reams]]. Reams put on a strong performance, scoring in every round apart from the conundrum, including five eight-letter words in a row - a Countdown record. Corby couldn't keep up, and eventually lost [[episode 4746|110&nbsp;–&nbsp;76]]. Corby also used his [[Countdown]] run to raise money for charity.
+In his first round match, he beat [[Richard Brittain]] and held him to just 52 points after his famous conundrum guess of {{word|[[GANDISEEG]]}}. In the quarter-final, he faced [[Jonathan Coles]] and again won comfortably without facing a crucial conundrum. In the semi-final, he faced [[Charlie Reams]]. Reams put on a strong performance, scoring in every round apart from the conundrum, including five eight-letter words in a row - a Countdown record. Corby couldn't keep up, and eventually lost {{score|110|76|Episode 4746}}. Corby also used his [[Countdown]] run to raise money for charity.
 Corby has also appeared at unnofficial Countdown tournaments including [[COLIN 2007]], [[COLIN 2010]] and [[Co:Lon]], and was the winner of [[COLIN 2009]]. However he made an under-par performance at [[COLIN 2011]].
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 ==Episodes==
 {{episode table}}
-{{ep | 4092 | 28/04/2006 | P | [[Helen Shutler]] | 42&nbsp;–&nbsp;110 | Jon Corby | [[Rick Wakeman]] | [[Susie Dent]] }}
+{{ep | 4092 | 28/04/2006 | P |[[Helen Shutler]]| 42 – 110 |Jon Corby|[[Rick Wakeman]]|[[Susie Dent]]|135}}
-{{ep | 4093 | 1/05/2006 | P | Jon Corby | 95 – 65 | [[Margaret Hillman]] | Rick Wakeman | Susie Dent }}
+{{ep | 4093 | 1/05/2006 | P |Jon Corby| 95 – 65 |[[Margaret Hillman]]|Rick Wakeman|Susie Dent|121}}
-{{ep | 4094 | 2/05/2006 | P | Jon Corby | 109 – 51 | [[Andy Willets]] | Rick Wakeman | Susie Dent }}
+{{ep | 4094 | 2/05/2006 | P |Jon Corby| 109 – 51 |[[Andy Willets]]|Rick Wakeman|Susie Dent|117}}
-{{ep | 4095 | 3/05/2006 | P | Jon Corby | 97 – 82 | [[Jack Welsh]] | Rick Wakeman | Susie Dent }}
+{{ep | 4095 | 3/05/2006 | P |Jon Corby| 97 – 82 |[[Jack Welsh]]|Rick Wakeman|Susie Dent|122}}
-{{ep | 4096 | 4/05/2006 | P | Jon Corby | 118 – 57 | [[Carol Parker]] | Rick Wakeman | Susie Dent }}
+{{ep | 4096 | 4/05/2006 | P |Jon Corby| 118 – 57 |[[Carol Parker]]|Rick Wakeman|Susie Dent|131}}
-{{ep | 4097 | 5/05/2006 | P | Jon Corby | 128 – 61 | [[Chris Bailiffe]] | [[Richard Stilgoe]] | Susie Dent }}
+{{ep | 4097 | 5/05/2006 | P |Jon Corby| 128 – 61 |[[Chris Bailiffe]]|[[Richard Stilgoe]]|Susie Dent|141}}
-{{ep | 4098 | 8/05/2006 | P | Jon Corby | 102 – 44 | [[Len Oakes]] | Richard Stilgoe | Susie Dent }}
+{{ep | 4098 | 8/05/2006 | P |Jon Corby| 102 – 44 |[[Len Oakes]]|Richard Stilgoe|Susie Dent|131}}
-{{ep | 4099 | 9/05/2006 | P | Jon Corby | 97 – 51 | [[Terry Norman]] | Richard Stilgoe | Susie Dent }}
+{{ep | 4099 | 9/05/2006 | P |Jon Corby| 97 – 51 |[[Terry Norman]]|Richard Stilgoe|Susie Dent|126}}
-{{ep | 4107 | 19/05/2006 | QF | Jon Corby | 77 – 66 | [[Christine Armstrong]] | [[Richard Digance]] | Susie Dent }}
+{{ep | 4107 | 19/05/2006 | QF |Jon Corby| 77 – 66 |[[Christine Armstrong]]|[[Richard Digance]]|Susie Dent|128}}
-{{ep | 4111 | 25/05/2006 | SF | Jon Corby | 78 – 94 | [[Matthew Shore]] | Richard Digance | Susie Dent }}
+{{ep | 4111 | 25/05/2006 | SF |Jon Corby| 78 – 94 |[[Matthew Shore]]|Richard Digance|Susie Dent|122}}
-{{ep | 4735 | 14/01/2009 | CP | Jon Corby | 92 – 52 | [[Richard Brittain]] | [[Andrew Sachs]] | Susie Dent }}
+{{ep | 4735 | 14/01/2009 | CP |Jon Corby| 92 – 52 |[[Richard Brittain]]|[[Andrew Sachs]]|Susie Dent|112}}
-{{ep | 4743 | 26/01/2009 | CQF | Jon Corby | 96 – 62 | [[Jonathan Coles]] | [[Paul Zenon]] | Susie Dent }}
+{{ep | 4743 | 26/01/2009 | CQF |Jon Corby| 96 – 62 |[[Jonathan Coles]]|[[Paul Zenon]]|Susie Dent|117}}
-{{ep | 4746 | 29/01/2009 | CSF | [[Charlie Reams]] | 110 – 76 | Jon Corby | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent }}
+{{ep | 4746 | 29/01/2009 | CSF |[[Charlie Reams]]| 110 – 76 |Jon Corby|Paul Zenon|Susie Dent|132}}
 {{episode table end}}
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+[[Category:Contestants in Series 54]]
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